Guard-rail.



No; 805,928. PATBNTED NOV. 28, 1905.

- W. H. MOORE.

' GUARD RAIL.

1 APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1 9 0 5.

MINIMUM UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H; MOORE, OF WAVELAND, INDIANA.-

Y GUARD-RAIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov; 28, 1905.

Application filed August 29, 1905- Serial No. 276,293.

This invention relates to improvements in' guard-rails, and has for its object to provide a guard-rail which is simple, strong, durable, and me); ensive of construction and provided witld meansto secure a bracing action between the same and the main rail to strengthen the connection and maintian the two rails in properly-spaced relation, as well as to so construct the ends of the guard-rail as to ide the flanges of a wheel between the rai s in a reliable manner and with a reduction of strain upon the guard-rail.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved guard-rail applied to the adjoinin section of a main rail.

Fig. 2 .is an inner e evational view of the guard-rail, the supporting-ties appearing in transverse section; and Figs. 3 and 4 are cross-sections taken, respectively, on the lines 3 3 and 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Referrin now more particularly to the drawings, t e numeral ldesignates a main or trackrail of an ordinary steam-railway or street-railway, and 2 the guard-rail, arranged contiguous to the main rail opposite the frog, (not shown,) the opposite ends of the guard-rail being inwardly curved or turned in the usual manner, as indicated at 3'.

The rail 2 is provided with openin s for the passage of bolts 4, connecting it wit the rail 1 and is adapted to rest upon the cross-ties, to whichit maybe spiked or otherwise secured,

if desired. A bracing-projection 5, comprising a lug or offset, extends from the outer side of the rail 2 and bears against the head and web of the rail 1, as clearly indicated in Fig. 3, thus spacing the center of the guard-rail from the adjacent portion of the mainrail,

so as to hold the two in determined relation. Formed upon the ends of the guard- I rail are webs 6, which bear against the web and adjacent portions of the foot of the rail 1 and thence curve outwardly to the inturned ends 3, the outer faces of which latter are beveled or inclined, as shown at 7, in order to form a more effective guide for the wheels of a derailed car. The central bracing projecindependent tion 5 and web 6, which constitute terminal bracing projections, are integral with the guard-rail 2 and have their lower faces arranged above thebase of said rail and the base of the main rail 1, so as to provide for the reception of the heads of the spikes securing the main rail to the ties.

If desired, the guard-rail may be provided between the central bracing projection 5 and be engaged by the heads of spikes to secure the rail to the immediately underlying ties, so that in case the fastening-bolts become loose the guard-rail will still be firmly held in position.

It will be observed that the guard-rail is simple in construction and comparatively inexpensive of production and while formed 0 the main rail practically constitutes a part thereof, as the bracing connections and bolts hold the two rails securely connected in proper relation and prevent independent movement thereof. The edges are secured without the necessity of making the guard-rail an integral part of the main raila construction practically infeasible for reasons well known in the art.

It will be apparent that the curved or beveled surfaces of the webs 6 will render it impossible for train hands or others to get their feet caught between the rails, as such surfaces are devoid of angles or shoulders in which the foot can becomewedged, but allow the foot to slip out. Hence this construction will prevent the loss of life and limbs, due in the ordinary construction of guardrail to the inability of a person whose foot is caught to extricate his foot in time to avoid being run down by passing trains or rollingthereof to bear upon the main rail, said pro- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature j ections forming continuations of the beveled in presence of two witnesses. surfaces of the inturned ends.

4. The combination with a main rail, of a WILLIAM MOORE 5 guard-rail having spacing projections bearin Witnesses:

upon the main rail, and bolts connecting said CI-IAs. R. VVILLIAMs.

rails intermediate said projections. SETH E. CUPPY. 

